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one was about nato. there were an interesting few points about nato. if you're not willing to go to war with a war-fighting mentality, do not go. i thought that was pretty tough. >> yes, it is unfair. we wanted to move out of afghanistan. we handed things over to nato. afghanistan was not in the bad situation yet. a lot of them moved into afghanistan. crap started to happen. they were not prepared for it. you would want them to change, but the holding action that the senator talk about would have never been possible. were they the best? could they have done more? yes. were they critical to make it possible we won at the end? yes. >> at the same time, remember all of the criticism of the administration after 9/11, we turned it down the natives' support. we wanted to go it alone. all of a sudden, we turned to nato and said, "we want you to fight," and they did not have the capability at the time. the alternative is we get criticized of being unilateral. we cannot win no matter when we give. [laughter] >> i would say in iraq first strategy is possibly the
one was about nato. there were an interesting few points about nato. if you're not willing to go to war with a war-fighting mentality, do not go. i thought that was pretty tough. >> yes, it is unfair. we wanted to move out of afghanistan. we handed things over to nato. afghanistan was not in the bad situation yet. a lot of them moved into afghanistan. crap started to happen. they were not prepared for it. you would want them to change, but the holding action that the senator talk about...
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and nato nuclear policy, u.s. tactical weapons deployed in europe, and the role of nuclear weapons in nato's security. russia for a large number of small, short-range tactical weapons must be part of the discussion. these weapons are transportable and they are small enough to put in baggage, and they are the dream of a terrorist. russia has most of them. the fundamental question that nato has not come to grips with, but is beginning to discuss -- and in the years ahead, do we want russia to be inside or outside the atlantic security? the same question must be answered by the russian. we must not get trapped in a cold war-looking backward kind of atmosphere. nor ignore obvious changes, as sherlock holmes would tell us. i think it is applicable to native today. you must occasionally look at the results. i believe that nato, the united states, and russia, and other nations must look at the trajectory and results of our current policies and we must think anew if we are going to protect our citizens. on the nuclear sec
and nato nuclear policy, u.s. tactical weapons deployed in europe, and the role of nuclear weapons in nato's security. russia for a large number of small, short-range tactical weapons must be part of the discussion. these weapons are transportable and they are small enough to put in baggage, and they are the dream of a terrorist. russia has most of them. the fundamental question that nato has not come to grips with, but is beginning to discuss -- and in the years ahead, do we want russia to be...
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nato remains the world's most successful alliance. together with our allies, including new nato members in central and eastern europe, where crafting a strategic concept that will help us meet not only traditional threats but emerging ones like cyber security and nuclear proliferation. just as to the president obama and i discussed these issues with the nato secretary general. our allies invoked article 5 for the first time after the attack on september 11. they joined us on the fight against al qaeda and taliban. there refocused the mission in afghanistan in contributed thousands of new troops and significant contribution. we recognize that we are always strong this when we work together. a core principle of our alliances is shared responsibility. each nation must step up and do its part. we contribute our share, often the largest share, but we have high expectations of the government and people we work with. helping other nations develop that capacity to solve their own problems and for dissipates in solving other shared problems ha
nato remains the world's most successful alliance. together with our allies, including new nato members in central and eastern europe, where crafting a strategic concept that will help us meet not only traditional threats but emerging ones like cyber security and nuclear proliferation. just as to the president obama and i discussed these issues with the nato secretary general. our allies invoked article 5 for the first time after the attack on september 11. they joined us on the fight against...
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second, s. 3847 gives israel the same status as our nato allies, australia, japan, new zealand and south korea, with regard to the length of the congressional review period for u.s. arm sales. the security relationship between the u.s. and israel is vital and strong and israel deserves the same treatment as these other nations. and finally this bill authorizes the transfer by granting sale of excess naval vessels to india, greece, chile, morocco and taiwan to better assist them with their needs and strengthen our relationship with these nations. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. bilbray: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i'd like -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized, about bilbray. mr. bilbray: thank you -- mr. bilbray. mr. bilbray: thank you. mr. speaker, i appreciate the chairman's action on this item. i want to point out that the british -- we might have had a couple of run-ins with the british every once in
second, s. 3847 gives israel the same status as our nato allies, australia, japan, new zealand and south korea, with regard to the length of the congressional review period for u.s. arm sales. the security relationship between the u.s. and israel is vital and strong and israel deserves the same treatment as these other nations. and finally this bill authorizes the transfer by granting sale of excess naval vessels to india, greece, chile, morocco and taiwan to better assist them with their needs...